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A Taxonomic Review of Melampyrum L. in Korea by the External Morphological Characters (외부형태학적 형질에 의한 한국산 며느리밥풀속(Melampyrum L.)의 분류학적 재검토)

  • Jae hyeon Lee;Jeong Seon;Chae Sun Na;Gyu Young Chung
    • Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.122-132
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    • 2023
  • The external morphological characters of six taxa of the genus Melampyrum in Korea (M. roseum, M. roseum var. japonicum, M. roseum var. ovalifolium, M. setaceum, M. setaceum var. nakaianum, and M. koreanum) were observed to identify the taxonomic entity. The taxonomically useful characters, confirmed in this study, were as follows; the shape of leaf and bract, the number and location of the setose teeth at bract margin, the shape of cross-section and distribution of hair on the stem, the shape of bract base, the shape and protuberance type of calyx lobes, the color and length of the corolla, and the shape of the capsule. Based on these results, a key to the Korean Melampyrum taxa is provided.

A Study on the Habitat Environment and Mutualism with Ants of Genus Melampyrum - focusing on M. roseum, M. setaceum var. nakaianum and M. roseum var. ovalifolium in Kangwondo - (며느리밥풀속 서식지 특성 및 개미와의 공생관계에 관한 연구 - 강원도의 꽃며느리밥풀, 새며느리밥풀 및 알며느리밥풀을 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Jae-Hyeon;Lyu, Dong-Pyo;Kim, Gab-Tae
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.139-145
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    • 2016
  • To search for habitat characteristics of myrmecochory Melampyrum species, diaspores and related ant species, habitat characteristics, collecting fruits and diaspores of three Melampyrum species, cafeteria experiments, and the related ant species were studied from May 2012 to November 2014. The habitat of Melampyrum species was south-facing open forest edge with slightly acidic soil and relatively shallow soiil layers. Major plants coexisting with Melampyrum species were four woody species including Quercus mongolica and four herbaceous species including Carex siderosticta. These Plants might be host plants of the Melampyrum species. The shape of the diaspore was an oval seed attached to the white cap on one side. Significant differences is proved between three plant species in weight of diaspores, seeds and and elaiosome ratios. Mean values of diaspores weight showed 10.6mg, 8.0mg and 7.2mg in M. setaceum var. nakaianum, M. roseum var. ovalifolium and M. roseum, respectively. The heaviest elaiosome is M. roseum var. ovalifolium with 1.2mg, M. setaceum var. nakaianum has 1.0mg and the lightest elaiosome is M. roseum with 0.8mg. Major ant species frequently transporting the diaspores of Melampyrum species are Myrmicinae four species; Myrmica kotokui, M. excelsa, Myrmecina nipponica and Aphaenogaster japonica. Further studies on Melampyrum species, hemiparasite annual myrmecochorous plant, and related ant species should be needed.

Phytochemical Constituents from Melampyrum roseum var. hirsutum Beauv. (털며느리밥풀의 식물화학적 성분)

  • Roh, Jong-Hwa;Zee, Ok-Pyo;Moon, Hyung-In
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.157-162
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    • 2000
  • The herb of Melampyrum roseum var. hirsutum Beauv. was extracted with methanol and the extract was fractionated with n-hexane, chloroform, ethylacetate and n-buthanol. Repeated column chromatography of silica gel, Sephadex LH-20 and Lobar-A lichroprep Si 60 led to the isolation of five compounds from n-hexane layer and ethylacetate layer. These compounds were identified as apigenin, linarin, pectolinarin, wogonin and mussaenoside, respectively, by the physicochemical and spectral properties.

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Antioxidant Activity of Ethyl acetate Fraction of Melampyrum roseum Maxim. in Caenorhabditis elegans (꽃며느리밥풀 Ethyl acetate 분획물의 예쁜 꼬마선충에 대한 항산화 효과)

  • Kim, Jun Hyeong;Park, Chang Bum;Park, Jong Hyun;Kwon, Kang Mu;Hwang, In Hyun;Ma, Sang Yong;Oh, Suk-Heung;Kim, Dae Keun
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.53 no.2
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    • pp.96-101
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    • 2022
  • Caenorhabditis elegans model system was used to investigate the antioxidant activity of methanol extract of Melampyrum roseum (Scrophulariaceae). The ethyl acetate soluble fraction of the M. roseum methanol extract showed the best DPPH radical scavenging activity. The ethyl acetate fraction was measured for the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, and oxidative stress tolerance by using C. elegans along with reactive oxygen species (ROS) level. In addition, to confirm that the regulation of the stress response gene is responsible for the increased stress tolerance of C. elegans treated by the ethyl acetate fraction, SOD-3 expression was measured using a transgenic strain. As a result, the ethyl acetate fraction increased SOD and catalase activity, and decreased ROS accumulation in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, the ethyl acetate fraction-treated CF1553 worm showed higher SOD-3::GFP intensity than the control worm.

Iridoid Glycoside (IV) -Studies on the Iridoid Glucoside of Melampyrum roseum Max- (Iridoid 배당체(配糖體) (IV) -꽃며느리밥풀의 Iridoid 배당체(配糖體)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)-)

  • Chung, Bo-Sup;Kim, Young-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.106-111
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    • 1982
  • Melampyrum roseum Max. is an annual herb in Scrophulariaceae plants. The materials were collected in Kyeongi-Do in 1980. The BuOH extract was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was column chromatographed over silica gel with benzene-MeOH (8 : 1) as an eluent and it gave the amorphus powder. Compound I has a molecular formula $C_{17}H_{26}O_{10}$ and it was identified as mussaenoside by chemical data, UV, IR, NMR spectra and compared with the authentic sample of mussaenoside tetraacetate.

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Phylogenetic Analysis of the Former Members of Scrophulariaceae (현삼과에서 재분류된 식물들의 계통분류학적 고찰)

  • Bae, Young-Min
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.273-278
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    • 2011
  • Plants which had been classified to the Scrophulariaceae of the Lamiales were recently reclassified. Many of them were moved to the other families of Lamiales according to the DNA sequences of the plastid DNA. Among those, Melampyrum roseum, Phtheirospermum japonicum, Pseudolysimachion undulata, Lindernia crustacea and Mazus pumilus were chosen for phylogenetic analyses. DNA sequences of 18S rRNA gene and ITS1 of those plants were determined and deposited into GenBank (accession numbers GU359046, GU359047, GU359048, GU359049, GU359050, respectively). Analyses of those DNA sequences confirmed the current classification done on the basis of the plastid DNA sequences of Melampyrum roseum, Phtheirospermum japonicum and Pseudolysimachion undulata. However, it was not possible to classify Mazus pumilus and Lindernia crustacea due to discrepancies of analyses data.

Vegetation Structure and Soil Properties of Hemerocallis hongdoensis Population (홍도원추리(Hemerocallis hongdoensis Makino) 개체군의 식생구조와 토양특성)

  • Hwang, Yong;Kim, Mu-Yeol;Song, Ho-Kyung
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.868-875
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    • 2012
  • This study was carried out to analyze the vegetation properties, soil characteristics and ordination of Hemerocallis hongdoensis population in South Korea. The Hemerocallis hongdoensis population was classified into Mallotus japonicus dominant population, Viburnum wrightii dominant population, Melampyrum setaceum dominant population. Hemerocallis hongdoensis were mainly distributed along the coast of south-western iland of the Korean penninsula and it's population was located at an elevation of 6m to 362m. In the study sites, soil organic matter, total nitrogen, exchangeable potassium, exchangeable calcium, exchangeable magnesium, cation exchange capacity and soil pH were 16.18~21.70%, 0.56~0.97%, 0.42~0.88mg/kg, $3.38{\sim}5.65cmol^+/kg$, $1.12{\sim}2.38cmol^+/kg$, $25.93{\sim}41.45cmol^+/kg$, and 4.45~4.86 respectively. Mallotus japonicus dominant population was found in the steep sloped area that has high percentage of cation exchange capacity and total nitrogen than other populations. Viburnum wrightii dominant population was found gentle sloped area that has low percentage of cation exchange capacity and total nitrogen. Melampyrum setaceum dominant population was found in the medium sloped area that has medium percentage of cation exchange capacity and total nitrogen. Current status of Hemerocallis hongdoensis habitats is very vulnerable with local development constantly threatening the species' survival. Thus, concrete conservation plans to protect natural habitats should be set up as soon as possible.

An Application of Ordination to semi-Natural Pine (Pinus densiflora) Stands nearby Seoul Area (서울근교 자연생 소나무림에 대한 Ordination 방법의 적용)

  • Cho, Yoon Shin;Kye Chil Oh
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.63-80
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    • 1987
  • Detrended correspondence analysis(DCA) and two way indicator species analysis(TWINSPAN) were applied to Pinus densiflora stands nearby Seoul area in order to classify them into several groups based on herbaceous species and environmental relationships. The eighteen Pinus densiflora stands were perferenially selected, In each stand, 30 to 60 quadrats, (20X20)cm, were randomly estabilished. In each quadrat, all stems for herbaceous plants were recorded by species and their covers were measured. In addition environmental factors such as soil depth, thickness of litter layer, soil compressibility, tree density, basal area, elevation, slope and exposure were detemined for each stand. Four to twelve soil cores were collected and physical and KDICical properties were determined. This survey was conducted form 15, July, 1985 to 22, September, 1985. Analysis of the vegetation and environmental data were performed with DECORANA and TWINSPAN. Stand ordination (DECORANA) and classification (TWINSPAN) based on herbaceous species suggest that the stands can be classified into five groups in terms of herbaceous species composition and environmental relationships. Type I, Type II, Type III, Type IV and Type V were classified to SUBMESIC-CLO-SED-CANOPY (Artemisia keiskeana, Carex nanella), MESIC-CLOSED CANOPY (Spodiopogon sibiricus, Miscanthus sinensis, Carex nanella, Pteridum aquilinum, Melampyrum rosium), SUBMESIC-OPEN CANOPY (Carex nanella, Spodiopogon sibiricus, Miscanthus sinensis), XERIC-CLOSED CANOPY (Carex nanella, Spodiopogon sibiricus, Carex nanella), and XERIC-OPEN CANOPY (Arundinella hirts, Spodiopogon sibiricus, Carex nanella), respectively. These results were consitent with environmental trends on stan ordination. Application of the ordination and classifiaction to Pinus densiflora stands were effective as a approach on obtaining perliminary ecological information.

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Reports on bionomical characteristics of Mellicta ambigua (여름어리표범나비(Mellicta ambigua (Menetries))의 생태적 특성에 관한 보고)

  • Kim, Se-Gwon;Nam, Gyoung-Pil;Kim, Nam-Ee;Bae, Kyoung-Sin;Choi, Young-Cheol;Lee, Sang-Hyun
    • Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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    • v.52 no.2
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    • pp.110-116
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    • 2014
  • Recently the number of the butterflies, Mellicta ambigua, had been decreasing rapidly, and already disappeared at many habitat. In this studies, we investigated ecological environment of Mellicta ambigua for preparing of primary research data recovering habitat, and studied on bionomical characteristics. Two different habitat, Jindo and Inje, were selected for investigation of ecological environment. We investigated four times during 3-month, from June to August in 2012. In Jindo, we observed more than 100 butterflies and a lot of host plants, Melampyrum roseum var. japonicum. But only 5 butterflies and only a few host plants, Veronicastrum sibiricum were observed in Inje. We could not observe the eggs, the larva and pupa on the host plants at all. For finding of bionomical characteritics, we reared butterflies at natural conditions. Collected 3-female butterflies from Jindo laid 465 eggs on the leaves of 3-host plants, Veronicastrum sibiricum. 120 ~ 186 eggs per each female were laid in the shape of cluster. An egg was globular shape, 0.6 mm diameter and 0.7 mm height. The egg periods were $9.96{\pm}0.4days$ after ovipositioning, and the hatchability was 95.% at natural condition. The larval periods were $4.1{\pm}0.6days$ (1st instar), $2.1{\pm}1.0days$ (2nd), $8.1{\pm}0.7days$ (3rd), $239.2{\pm}10.9days$ (4th), $12.3{\pm}1.3days$ (5th), $17.1{\pm}1.1days$ (6th), $10.5{\pm}1.0days$ (7th) each other. The larva of 4th instar overwintered in the nest that had been made into the leaf of host plant with secreted thread as a group until early March next year. In the early March next year, overwintered larva went around their nest in search of host plants, and went to other host plants, Veronica persica and Plantago asiatica, sometimes. The overwintered larva of Mellicta ambigua could grow up on two other host plants normally. In the following experiment, the butterflies of Mellicta ambigua laid eggs on the leaves of Plantago asiatica, but the 1st instar larva from eggs died all. The headwidth of each developmental larval stage were $0.28{\pm}0.02mm$ (1st), $0.45{\pm}0.02mm$ (2nd), $0.58{\pm}0.02mm$ (3rd), $0.75{\pm}0.03mm$ (4th), $0.89{\pm}0.05mm$ (5th), $1.23{\pm}0.06mm$ (6th), $2.13{\pm}0.11mm$ (7th). The pupal ratio was 92.0%. The pupal period were $9.1{\pm}1.6days$, and the emergence rate was 88.6%. As a result we determined that Mellicta ambigua can rear at natural conditions. But indoor-rearing is considered to be difficult and not useful industrially, because they have long term larval stage and only one life cycle per an year.